Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Whether many of those students pass calculus varies: In the six semesters leading up to the study, the pass rates for introductory calculus — which included classes taught using some limited active learning methods — spanned from 13 to 88 percent.

Instructors 201

Instructors Lecturing STEM Study 201

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

This may seem like an obvious question, but why do games engage kids more than traditional teaching methods that emphasize content? A third reason is the opportunity to experiment with different identities in a safe environment where failure doesn’t matter. Neither has much lasting engagement value.

Game-Based Learning 168

Game-Based Learning Teaching Learning Testing 168

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2018

This may be the most important thing any leader does to earn teacher buy-in on trying progressive teaching methods. This reframes failure as an opportunity to learn and builds a culture of being willing to try and fail. Letting your staff know what you plan to do allows you to be seen as vulnerable.

Schools 126

Schools Culture Failure Teaching Methods 126

Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2023

For educators, who have carefully cultivated their teaching methods over the years, the suggestion of a radical shift of any kind, can trigger profound unease. It’s not indicative of weakness or failure. Recognizing and addressing these fears is crucial in smoothly navigating a major shift in education.

Technology 147

Technology Education Intelligence Communication 147

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2018

People who are interested in the teaching aspect of the job certainly like the notion of sharing materials,” says Skidmore. But staying on top of innovative teaching methods and adopting new course materials is not at the center of every faculty member’s work.

Textbooks 126

Textbooks Instructors Education Peer Review 126

Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

Further, the forgetting curve supports one of the seven types of memory failures: transience which refers to the natural process of forgetting as time passes. The forgetting curve illustrates how humans have a tendency to lose nearly half of newly learned information within days or weeks unless they consciously review the learned information.

Student Engagement 105

Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 105

Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

Further, the forgetting curve supports one of the seven types of memory failures: transience which refers to the natural process of forgetting as time passes. The forgetting curve illustrates how humans have a tendency to lose nearly half of newly learned information within days or weeks unless they consciously review the learned information.

Student Engagement 81

Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 81

Edsurge

JULY 8, 2022

In the bad-old days of college teaching, especially in technical subjects, professors would stand before a classroom of freshmen and say, “Look to the right, look to the left. The idea was fear of failure would motivate students to do whatever it takes to stay above water academically. One of them will not graduate.”

Ethics 167

Ethics Lecturing Motivation Instructors 167